The National Bank & Trust Company is developing an app that will teach teenagers how to handle money responsibly.NB&T, which has locations in DeKalb and Sycamore, is planning on releasing the app for teenagers later in the year after the recent...

Salon 7 hopes to appeal to more students with its recent move from Third Street.The beauty salon, 901 Lucinda Ave. #G, had its grand re-opening over the weekend, and the stylists are getting settled in at the location.Salon 7 will expand its services...

NIU Trustee Robert Boey will receive the 2013 Clifford Danielson Outstanding Citizen award for contributions he has made to the Sycamore and DeKalb community.The award will be given by the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting Thursday. It...

The DeKalb Public Library has secured additional funds for its remodeling project, which is set to begin construction in the spring.The project will begin with the construction of a new building. Once construction is completed, renovations will begin...

DeKalb County residents can revel in the winter season with family and friends this Saturday at Winterfest in Genoa.The University of Illinois Extension will host the annual event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Natural Resource Education Center in Russell...

DeKalb Library staff members hope their Christmas crafting and creativity land them a visit from author Alexander McCall Smith.The staff had to enter photos of a holiday display they created to win the contest. Samantha Hathaway, the library’s public...

Incoming city manager Anne Marie Gaura is looking forward to applying what she’s learned from past experiences to her new role in DeKalb.Gaura is currently the interim director of engineering and public works for Schaumburg, and was announced as the...

Eggs are coming to a location near you.The owners of Sycamore’s Eggsclusive Cafe are excited to bring their restaurant to two other locations. Eggsclusive Cafe, 265 W. Peace Road in Sycamore, is planning to open another Eggsclusive location at 2211...

Residents can support a local soldier just by walking.The Marine Marathon is sponsored by Meaghan Gulke, who put together the event as a way to show support for her husband, Cpl. Brett Gulke, a 2009 Sycamore High School graduate who has been deployed...